The Crown season 5: Claudia Harrison cast as Princess Anne
The Crown has cast Claudia Harrison as Princess Anne, as filming for season 5 commences in Scotland.
The actress, known for her role in Channel 4's Humans and Dawn French's comedy drama Delicious, takes over from Erin Doherty for seasons 5 and 6.
Imelda Staunton, who takes over from Olivia Colman as the Queen, was pictured filming on a boat in Scottish fishing village Macduff, and joined by co-star Downton Abbey's Andrew Havill, although Netflix has yet to announce his role in the series.
The cast reshuffle for series 5 as the show enters the mid 1990s features Oscar nominee Lesley Manville replacing Helena Bonham Carter as Princess Margaret, Jonathan Pryce as Prince Philip, taking over from Tobias Menzies, and Dominic West replacing Josh O'Connor as Prince Charles.
The Night Manager's Elizabeth Debicki is playing Princess Diana, taking over from Emma Corrin.
Jonny Miller was recently cast as former Prime Minister John Major.
Creator Peter Morgan will conclude the historical drama with season 6, with executive producer Suzanne Mackie explaining that he can't write anything without a period of time to reflect and develop perspective on past events.
'Peter has said it very articulately, that he simply can't write something unless there has been time to gain a proper perspective,' she told Broadcast. 'I think he's always felt 10 years is the minimum amount of time that he can see something in a historical context, to allow him to really understand it.
'I don't think he'll deviate from that. We all know these stories, but what Peter does so brilliantly is get underneath that and understand the landscape in a more nuanced, complex, surprising way.'
The Crown seasons 1 - 4 are available to stream now on Netflix.
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